Wood Joints

Chapter7

Wood Joints
Increased strength with the increase of glued surface area When selecting joints, consider strength, appearance, and difficulty Pieces to joined should be cut and squared

Butt and Edge Joints

Used on boxes and frames that are reinforced with screws or nails Butt joint Plain edge Doweled edge Rabbeted edge or edge lap Tongue and groove Splined and edge

Dados and Grooves

Used for shelves, frames, bookcases, chests, cabinets Dado Blind dado Dado rabbet Groove

Rabbet joints
Used for the corners of simple boxes, cases, drawers Formed with the grain or cross grain

Lap joints
Cross-lap End-lap Middle-lap Half-lap

Mortise-and-Tension joint
One of the strongest wood joints Blind Open (slip joint) Haunched Barefaced

Dowel Joints
Very strong Easier to make than the mortis-andtenon

Miter Joints
Used for picture frames and moldings for furnature Feather Mitered end-lap Dowels Glue block Spline Lock

Dovetail and Box joints

Lap dovetail Trough dovetail Box joints Half-blind dovetail Dovetail dado

Plate Joinery
Joint made with biscuits plates Plate sizes
  

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#0 16 x 47mm #10 20 x 52mm #20 24 x 58mm